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“Bellator and USO Present: Salute the Troops” takes place Dec. 14 at Neal S. Blaisdell Center in Honolulu. The event is expected to air on Paramount and DAZN following prelims streamed on MMAjunkie.

This will be Gracie Jr.’s second attempt at kicking off his MMA career. He was originally set to compete at last month’s Bellator 208, but the fight was cancelled at the last minute when Jamal Pottinger failed to make the 175-pound catchweight limit by 6.2 pounds. Pottinger was already a short-notice replacement, for Peter Nascimento.

Hawaii’s own Bolohao is also making his promotional debut. He comes off an eight-fight winning streak in the local circuit.